Hosted by Matt McCarthy · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 112 episodes
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Matt McCarthy explores the history of Video Stores and talks to current and former video store employees as well as home movie collectors and movie lovers.
Matt McCarthy hosts VHS Tapes Are Magic, a tv show with 112 episodes published.
April showers bring May episodes? Greetings friends! Back for more VHS Tapes Are Magic. This time we talk to Will Hirsch (filmmaker, podcaster, ex-Hollywood Video employee, @entitled_willennial) and take a trip to Santa
Early April Fools Greetings!!! I bet you thought there wasn't going to be a March episode. Well, you're an idiot. First I talk with Boston comedian and host of the TV Guidance Counselor podcast Ken Reid. Ken is an avid m
Happy Friday the 13th! It's February and we're talking to Luce Tomlin-Brenner about working in videostores and then we take a trip with her to Videotheque in Highland Park Los Angeles. In between we learn about the histo
What is VHS TAPES ARE MAGIC? It's a celebration of home video, movie collecting, and an attempt to uncover and understand the history of video stores and where they are now. Hosted by comedian Matt McCarthy (Companion, T
We're BACK! Happy 2026! Time for some VHS TAPES ARE MAGIC. This episode we talk to Josh Schafer from Lunchmeat VHS. Then we learn about this history of Cartrivision, the world's first home video system. And then we take
It's finally here... VHS TAPES ARE MAGIC!!! Episode 1- we talk to my dear friend Patrick Walsh (Drunk History, We'll See You In Hell) and we learn about Andre Blay and Magnetic Video. Join the Video Movie Club - Patreon
It's part Justifying My Movie Collection and part I Love You, OK? It's the new podcast prescription for all your electric ills. It's WATCH IT! with Matt & Glennis, find it wherever you find podcasts! New episodes Mondays
IT'S ALL BEEN BUILDING UP TO THIS.... GODZILLA VS. KONG!!!! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available NOW on all digital music platforms! Call Sirius XM and request they play it!! Thank you to every
I hate Godfather Part III. How will I feel about Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone??? LET'S FIND OUT!!! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available NOW on all digital music platforms! Call
ISSUE #100 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Does this label say Treehouse of Horror I-IV or I-IX? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available NOW on all digital music platforms! Call
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ISSUE #98 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Why is Kevin Bacon running? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available for pre-order NOW on all digital music platforms! Oct 23 release dat
ISSUE #97 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Why does Matt prefer NoES 4 over 3? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available for pre-order NOW on all digital music platforms! Oct 23 rel
ISSUE #96 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Why is this thing called Pumpkinhead if it doesn't have a pumpkin for a head?? LET'S FIND OUT! SOBER DAD, the new comedy album from Matt McCarthy is available for pre-order NOW
ISSUE #95 - Justifying My Movie Collection. This is one of the worst movies ever made. Why does Matt own two copies of HELL COMES TO FROGTOWN then? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…Y
ISSUE #94 - Justifying My Movie Collection. This tape has no label. What's on it? LET'S FIND OUT! (SPOILER: It's 6 hours of MTV from April 3, 1991) Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…YOU CAN TOO: Matt
ISSUE #93 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt loves laserdiscs! This week he watches one that's never been opened - LA FEMME NIKITA! WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me V
ISSUE #92 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt has no idea what is happening in this movie. Do you have any idea?? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and now…YOU CAN TOO: Matt McCarthy PO Bo
ISSUE #91 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt has a double disc of DVD-R's in a Blockbuster case he found at a Goodwill. Who is this Dr. Strangebrain?? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes an
ISSUE #90 - Justifying My Movie Collection. Matt got a box fo tapes from St. Louis. This one is labeled "My Tape" ...who are you? What's on YOUR tape? LET'S FIND OUT! Thank you to everyone for sending me VHS tapes and no
Brian
physician · HighPopProfessor
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Josh
Clinical Instructor of Practice · Resvita
1 appearance on this show
Alex Ross Perry
Writer, Director
1 appearance on this show
Ken Reid
TV GUIDANCE COUNSELOR · Sportsnet
1 appearance on this show
Josh Schafer
investment writer · Barron's Investor Circle
1 appearance on this show
Patrick Walsh
local craft championship winner · Whaling City Title & Closing
1 appearance on this show
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VHS Tapes Are Magic is hosted by Matt McCarthy. The show is categorised under tv (film) and has published 112 episodes.
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